Teifi -- Bittern ... behaviour tonight !!

As is the daily norm at the moment, a gathering in Kingfisher Hide c1730 to wait........... & wait..... 18:23 a Bittern glides in from a...

Ring - necked Duck

This photo has now come to light, taken on 24 February, !!! at Bosheston. (photo Lyndon, )

Whooper Swans & Green Woodpecker !!!!!!

Penberry Reservoir could have been swan lake with 10 swans there this morning.5 Whoopers 4 juvs and 1 adult almost certainly the same birds ...

greenfinches

In most years we do well for greenfinches, but this winter we have been lucky to see 1 or 2. However in the last week or so our number has i...

Bosherston Ring-necked duck

The female ring-necked duck was with a group of Tufted Ducks and a Goldeneye at Bosherston early afternoon. They were on the water immediate...

Stonechat

At Poppit Sands this morning there were two male Stonechats the first I've seen this year.

Ring-necked Duck

Female Ring-necked Duck found by Wendy at Bosherston earlier today. At the Bosherston Village end of the ponds, park in the National Trust c...

Strumble 11.00 - 13.00 Sunday 28th Feb.

3 Black Throated Diver 2 Red Throated Diver In with the fairly large number of Auks passing which are now mostly in summer plumage a Guillem...

Masses of Magpies

From Pris Stewart - Flock of over 30 magpies again today near Glandy Cross, Efailwen

Otter -- Westfield Pill

Hi Richard(s) I know this isn’t a bird, but the otter was playing at Westfield Pill today for about 15 mins out in the open, almost obliviou...

Teifi

Otters here too! 2 as "usual" from Kingfisher Hide, no sign of Bitterns here today, or Great Grey Shrike (Janet, Tommy) Estuary; 2...

Millpond Godwits

update on the Black-tailed Godwits on the upper pond. Today there were 128 including the colour ringed (orange/yellow right tibia, White lef...

The Gann

My neighbour told me he saw 3 Otters behind Crab Hall last week, so I took a butchers this afternoon. No Otters visible, just 24 Brent,( tow...

Blackcap

A female Blackcap still present in garden and a pair of Goosander have been present on the river at Cilgerran. At the Nevern Estuary yesterd...

Nesting Swans

A request from Sally Snow of Aden Productions, a small independent television company in Cardiff. They are currently producing two programm...

Plumstone Mountain (yesterday)

Goshawk 2 males 1 female Hen Harrier male female Perigrine 1 Merlin 1 Sparrowhawk 2 Buzzard 5+ Raven 2 Starling 1 million+

teifi marsh

Bass lagoon (early Fri a.m.); heard willow tit, cettis, & at least 3 water rail amongst others. The little grebe was seen as were 12 tea...

Cilgerran & Westfield Pill

From Elwyn Davies - From the Kingfisher hide this morning good views of a Great Grey Shrike and of the Bittern, I saw 3 fly byes of a single...

Angle Area

Bosherston mid morning - wildfowl numbers pretty low with 11 Wigeon, 12 Mallard, 8 Gadwall, 16 Goosander, 3 Little Grebe. Also a Tawny Owl c...

Pembroke River

Today: 7 Grey, Plover, 4 Gt Ctd Grebes, 4 Greenshank, 1 Black-tailed Godwit, c600 Dunlin, 6 Turnstone...so far.. (Paul G.)

agh!

I was looking for the moorhen & then I realised! That is quite some picture caught at the right moment (well not for the moorhen obvious...

Yesterday at Bosherston

At Bosherston yesterday there were lots of Wilfowl, good views of an otter, a moorhen 'going down the hatch' and a 'Yaffling'...

Black Guillemot -- Fishguard

Presumably the same sum. plum. adult as Wendy saw Monday, this time on the seaward side of the Outer Breakwater,....if a returning breeder.....

Teifi -- Bittern

The Bittern was seen this evening from 17:40, from Kingfisher Hide on the right hand side. (Janet & Howard)

Teifi Med gull

Amongst the roost of c500 Black headed gulls there was one adult Med gull. A Common Sandpiper opposite St Dogmaels quay was presumably the ...

Rosebush Resr.

A look late pm produced nothing more than likely breeding wildfowl species, & c4 Goldeneye, & 1 Kestrel.

Pen Anglas

I saw a Merlin twice today, chasing a Linnet (it disappeared over the edge of the cliff still chasing it) at 13:45 and back across at 14:30.

Landshipping Quay

Late morning - Lapwing 180, Dunlin 250, Redshank 31, Oystercatcher 24, Teal 45, Wigeon 5, Little Grebe 1.

Great Grey Shrike -- Teifi Marshes

Kingfisher Hide;- The Great Grey Shrike spent c1hr perched on top of bushes at the back of the reed-bed.. when eventually fed up with being ...

Great Grey Shrike -- Teifi still...& ..coming home..

See -- CereBirds !! Teifi;- Waders from the Railings, included 2 Sanderling, c15 Ringed Plover, c60 Dunlin, 3 Turnstone. On the way back to ...

Westfield Pill

Monday 22. 12 noon 9 Herons all sitting in the trees around the nest (same place as last year). Another Heron was on the nest. I haven...

Sandy Haven Pill

Y esterday (Monday) from Mark Cherry - 3 Buzzard seen and heard as soon as I got out of the car. From further along the shoreline I pleased...

Just to whet the imagination of my seawatching friends!

"Today we surveyed along the most southern area of the Porcupine Bank. Seabirds for the day were gannet, fulmar, kittiwake, great skua ...

Yesterday and Today!

Yesterday - a quick trip in bumpy seas out to Skokholm where we found two Whimbrel on the rocks in South Haven/Peters Bay and at Crab Rocks ...

Teifi marsh (Ceredigion too!)

Further to Wendy J's report of goosanders on the river at the Teifi Marsh, there were 15 there this morning, 9f & 6 m.

Black Guillemot

One in Fishguard harbour this morning close to the outer breakwater. Also a Black-throated diver and 3 Red-throated divers.

Yesterday

There were 6xYellow hammers yesterday by the entrance to Broomhill farm between Rhoscrowther and Angle village

Plumstone roost

A good raptor and starling spectacle late afternoon. 2 male Hen harriers and a ringtail , 2 Goshawks, a Sparrowhawk, at least 6 Buzzards and...

Rings, rings, ring

Ended up with 6 Mediterranean Gulls at the Gann (4 ads, 1 2ndW, 1stW). One of the adults had a red ring on the right leg, 6PI. Have submit...

Gann / St Ishmaels

1 Grey Plover, 1 Kingfisher on the lagoon, I started looking through the gull flock as Dave arrived. Spent some time checking Meds, then I ...

Hen Harrier St. Davids / Strumble / Flagpoles 21st Feb.

A brief look at Treffeiddan marsh around lunchtime produced an unlucky Ringtail Hen Harrier which was flushed & relieved of it's rec...

Angle Area

Bird numbers were considerably down at Castlemartin Corse this morning compared to last month for the Webs - 325 Lapwing, 2 Golden Plover (w...

Marloes

From Mark Cherry - No sign of the White Fronted Geese this afternoon but from the Mark Britton hide, the ringtail Hen Harrier was seen patro...

Tresinwen (20 Feb 10)

Male Blackcap resident in the garden for the last couple of weeks.

The Gann

11 Brent inc KLWR c350 B/H/Gulls on the roost, with more flying in. 5 Meds, c150 Common gulls, usual Teal, Goldeneye & Shelduck.

Broadhaven

10 Red-throated divers, c100 Scoter and a Great Northern diver. (Paul G)

Stackpole Area

On a circular walk from Stackpole - Bosherston - Stackpole pretty quiet birdwise with just a few Razorbills close in under the cliffs and Fu...

Greenland Whitefronts

16 Greenland Whitefront Geese, including the collared bird, still at Marloes Mere this morning. Seen from the hide just past the youth hoste...

Teifi marsh

9 Goosander on the river (4 drakes). A Cetti's warbler singing near Kingfisher hide.

Pembrokeshire Birds makes Radio Pembrokeshire

By a strange link between triathlon & the Pembrokeshire Birds Blog, which would take too long to explain, I recorded an interview today ...

Castle Pil

From Mike Jones - At Castle Pil all the usual waders plus a Common Sandpiper and an adult summer plumage Med Gull

Tegryn

Good to see the lone female brambling is now regular at the feeders, but no males seen yet. At least one regular willow tit too; where was i...

White-fronted Goose -- (not Pembs)

Wasn't going to blog whilst away! I liked this info. though, a fellow birder, Steve, from Hawaii & I were searching for a lifer for ...

Martin's Haven snipe

The valley is still extremely waterlogged, and yesterday I flushed 2 (common) Snipe in the morning. In the afternoon I flushed a Jack Snipe ...

Plumstone & Rosebush

At long last went up to see the Starling roost at Plumstone late this afternoon. Having left south Pembs in sunshine arrived with dark cloud...

Pen Caer

Merlin (m) was highlight of short afternoon visit. 2 gannets seen going north, & one going south. A few auks also seen but strong cold b...

Firecrest

A firecrest at Bosherston was the highlight of a days birding around the Angle peninsula. It was in scrub along the path between the reed ...

Teifi Marshes Bitterns

I had a report of two Bitterns, seen together and courting (!!!) on Tuesday night, 5.30-6pm, Kingfisher Hide. Both birds in the area of the ...

Goodwick & Plumstone

Info from Leo Reich - Goodwick; 7 Redshanks, c15 Oystercatchers, 1 Ringed Plover, 1 Dunlin, 1 Bar Tailed Godwit, 3 Curlew, c10 Turnstone (al...

Avocet

Paul G found an Avocet on the Pembroke river, from Pennar, this afternoon. Also a good winter record of a Ruff and 8 Grey Plover, 1 Greensha...

Fishguard

A Black-throated diver from the fort this afternoon. (Paul M)

Up North

From Janet A - Two Gadwall and Barwit still at iron bridge Newport . 3 Stock Dove scratching about in a field of fresh slurry near Brynberian.

South coast

Wisemans's bridge - 30 red- throated divers, 3 red-breasted Mergansers, 4 Great crested Grebes. Amroth - 3 Red- throated divers, 1 G...

Diving ducks

John's impressive count of 44 Tufted Ducks at Pembroke Mill Pond, which no doubt Bob & Annie can put in context with WeBS data, remi...

Angle Area

At Kilpaison this morning a lot of Dunlin - 500+. Also 5 Knot, c.30 Ringed Plover, 4 Redshank, 2 Barwits, 20 Oystercatcher. Only 40 or so Wi...

pembroke Millponds 15th Feb

Upper Millpond 32 black-tailed Godwits, 1 Greenshank, waders back now that the water level has dropped. Main Millpond Pochard 4, tufted duck...

Black Necked Grebe Llangwm Ferry

Pics taken this morning & sent in by Graham Stephens of what may well be a Black Necked Grebe at Llangwm Ferry. Pics taken from some dis...

Another Tawny

In addition to the hooting Tawny Owl at Picton, there was a "kyricking" Tawny in Crundale later on Sunday evening.

Tawny Owl

A Tawny Owl was calling in Picton Castle Gardens at lunchtime today.

Whitefront, Marloes.

A slightly better picture today! 16 still present with Canadas & 1 Snow goose. Quite small compared to the brutes behind.

Red Kite

I saw one fly east over Pen Anglas at 13:00.

Teifi

A few more small waders around the estuary this morning - 2 Sanderling , 87 Dunlin , 2 Turnstone , 12 Ringed Plover, and 30 Redshank . 2 Gol...

Bittern Teifi Marshes

Info from Janet A - Bittern still at WWC,Teifi marshes-------Suddenly took off in front and to the right of Kingfisher hide(where it had bee...

Kite Black/black P3

This bird was tagged near Newport, Pembs as one of a brood of two in 2008. It has been seen a few times since either in north Pembs or occas...

Plumstone

Fantastic Starling spectacle tonight with countless birds (perhaps 1,000,000 plus) arriving in two distinct waves, the former providing the ...

A fabulous 2 hrs

Went searching for the Whitefronts, armed with my scope, I pulled up at the gate where they were last evening - nothing! I drove down to Mar...

Blackpool Mill

Male Peregrine shering a tree with 3 Magpies, the peregrinne was more wary of the magpies who totally ignored it. Reminded me of when we vis...

Nevern Estuary

Two male Gadwall by the iron bridge this morning and two Red kites over head.

February bits and bobs

Sadly not Fishguard, but seen in Rosslaire Harbour last week whilst doing Sea Trust ferry survey. These were two of 12 tysties we could see,...

Dartford Warbler

I saw one for the first time since the cold snap at the coastal site in the north of the county at 12:15.

Divers and Harriers

St Brides Bay from Broadhaven, 4 Red-throated divers and c180 Common Scoter. From Newgale, 1 Great Northern Diver and 2 Red-throated divers....

Marloes mere

15 White fronted geese on the field, just West of Trehill farm - viewable from the gate. (I never thought to look for the neck ringed bird,...

Red Kite - wing tagged

Rob Johns (near Strumble Head) recorded a Red Kite on his land around lunchtime today, with the inscription P3 in white on black wing tags. ...

St David's airfield

One ringtail Hen Harrier late afternoon. (Paul G)

Whooper Swans

Sighting from Geoff and Jan 5 Whooper swans on Penberry res 1 adult and 4 juvs mid afternoon still there at 16-30.

Cilgerran

On the river a pair of Goosander displaying some strange noises coming from the male,also Dipper and a female Blackcap still feeding from ...

Strumble Head 09.30 - 11.30 11th Feb.

Common Scoter 25 ( 19 M , 6 F ) Black Throated Diver 2 ( Together flying N/E at approx 10.30 ) Good numbers of Auks going through , the majo...

Goodwick Moor etc

A Firecrest in the scrub opposite the green bridge. Also a Woodcock. Heathfield gravel pit - 1 Tufted duck, 1 Goldeneye and 16 Teal. Newgale...

Castle Martin & Sandy Haven

Sightings from Paul Warren - Today, Gupton Sandpits, 1 female Hen Harrier flying up from the valley then over the road heading towards Castl...

Brambling in finch flock

Last week there was at least one Brambling in a flock of Chaffinch in the winter stubble fields at Fowborough Head, Hook. Also three Water R...

Odd looking raptor -Walwyns Castle

Anyone seen an unusual looking raptor in the Rosemoor/Walwyns Castle area lately? A few days back I saw what looked like a "scruffy&quo...

FLAGPOLES MEGA ! 16.00 Weds. 10th Feb.

Had a quick walk along the parrog at wdig & expected just the usual stuff in the recent low numbers , it turned out i was not to be far ...

Envy

I wish I had a garden like Sue Lamb's!

Ramsey - stonechats

Before Christmas we had at least 20 stonechats resident but since the cold snap they have all disappeared. 3 maybe 4 pairs of ravens either ...

Spring is in the air....?

Whilst out and about over recent days doing timed-tetrads, numbers of some common species appear to be high - good numbers of robins, blackb...

stonechats

Steve, you might be interested to know that the North Slob in Wexford usually has stonechats on virtually every bush & in two days of dr...

Mullock Bridge

Red leg partridge calling in the fields near the bridge at Mullock this morning. In the weedy field where the sand quarry used to be still a...

Fancy sponsoring a species for the New National Bird Atlas?

Since September 2007, the BTO has been looking for sponsorship of individual species to support publication of the New Atlas - the biggest s...

Cym Cych

I was pleased to see 3 woodcock in Cym Cych earlier today. Also a goldcrest in a small tit flock so there are some about. I am still not fin...

Westfield Pill

A 1st winter Med gull at Westfield pill, also a pair of Herons on their nest. At Llanstadwell, 1 Greenshank. (Paul G)

Teifi

The only different bird around today was a male Tufted duck on the river near the bypass bridge.

Brambling

From Sue Lamb - Today in my garden 1 brambling 1 male and 1 female reed bunting 1 male blackcap and 3 females. 1 bullfinch plus the cusual f...

Great Northern Divers

3 Great Northern Divers together a little way north of Broad Haven late afternoon (presumably the same as those seen by PG yesterday). Great...

Teifi

From the railings this morning - a pair of Goldeneye, 2 Sanderling, 3 Turnstone, 30 Ringed Plover and 17 Dunlin.

Dale & Marloes (06 Feb 10)

Dale Little Egret - 1 Pale Bellied Brent Goose - 15 Ringed Plover - 4 Marloes Mere Hen Harrier - 2 (F - 1 wing tagged) Buzzard - 4 Peregrine...

Dowrog Comon

From Alan and Wendy - 2 Barn Owls, 1 ringtail Hen Harrier and 150-200 Redwing at The Dowrog.4:30 p.m.

Llys - Y - Fran Res. 6th Feb.

Again quite low no's of gulls in the roost , but the Adult Ring Billed Gull put in an appearance & 2 Med. Gulls an Ad. & a 1st W...

Broadhaven

This morning, 3 Great Northern Divers, 10 Red-throated divers and c180 Common Scoter. (Paul G)

Greenland White-fronted Goose

Great news that we have already received the story of the ringed Greenland White-fronted Goose that was seen at Marloes on Monday. "P5...

Plumstone

Another superb late afternoon trip to Plumstone . 2 male Hen Harriers and one ringtail were watched for a long time flying around below the...

Great Northern Diver

I saw one fly east past the point at Pen Anglas at 14:00.

Firecrests and Greenshank

News for yesterday from Allan Hansen - Two Firecrests, also three Otters watched at point blank range devouring fish (Rudd),at Westfield Pil...

Newport gull

The Lesser Black-backed gull with the ring CYD seen at Newport on Tuesday was ringed at the Stoke Orchard landfill site in Gloucestershire...

Fishguard Harbour 4th Feb.

1 Great Crested Grebe out from the flagpoles , at the Ferry Port side 2 Ad. Med Gulls in the pre roost gathering on the mud in front of the ...

Events for Mid Pembs and Bird Group sections of the Wildlife Trust SWW

Programme for Mid Pembrokeshire section and Pembrokeshire Bird Group Indoor meetings at the Furzy Park Community Centre, The Patch, Haverfor...

Lapwing Numbers

A round trip from Haverfordwest via St Davids and Fishguard yesterday, 3 Feb 10, produced impressive, for these days, numbers of Lapwing. T...

Pembs oiled beaches and birds survey

Many of you used to carry out surveys each year of beaches checking for oil and oiled birds for the RSPB. If those that used or some of you ...

Raptors at Plumstone

From Adrian Stallwoood and Monica Fernadez - Seen today at the starling roost - 2 female Hen Harriers, 1 male Hen Harrier, a Peregrine, and ...

Merlin

A male, heading West, at the St Ishmaels/Dale road junction around 5pm this evening.

Pembroke Mill Pond

From visiting birder Hugh Wood - 33 Black-tailed Godwits in the upper pool east of the mill pool, beyond the railway bridge.

Newport

On the mud this afternoon, 1 Grey Plover, 5 Turnstone and about 70 mixed Dunlin and Ringed Plover. 2 Goldeneye by the iron bridge. There ...

whoopers

Interesting to see the whooper report below. After lunch on Sunday 3 swans (I think whooper) flying high just north of Trelech (Carm.) headi...

Cilgerran

A redhead Goosander on the river and two female Blackcaps feeding on ground up peanuts from the bird table today.

Ringed Greenland Whitefront

Good enough views of the Greenland Whitefronts were had mid afternoon to see that one was ringed. It had a neck ring with P5D on it and ring...

Brent Geese

At 16.00 hrs this afternoon there were 34 Brent Geese on the foreshore, at the Gann. The 16 White-fronts were still in the fields beyond Tre...

The Gann & Marloes

At The Gann around 10 a.m. 26 Brent Geese and 8 Goldeneye of note. At Marloes around midday two ringtail Hen Harriers on show - one wing tag...

Another Bittern

News from Paul G this morning: a Bittern in flight over the wetland area on the north side of St. David's Airfield and the Velvet Scoter...